tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post4060415191957723184..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: From Whence and to Thither -- Understanding Migration Patterns: Part TwoJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-17169225001827383152018-01-02T17:06:34.299-07:002018-01-02T17:06:34.299-07:00Yes, of course, that is why this is a series. I am...Yes, of course, that is why this is a series. I am far from finished talking about migration patterns. :-)James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-13230277158813019612018-01-02T12:39:45.547-07:002018-01-02T12:39:45.547-07:00Of course people lived west of the Mississippi pri...Of course people lived west of the Mississippi prior to 1803. Even if we limit "people" to mean Europeans, there were numerous Spanish settlements. That said, your point is valid that one must consider the historical/geographical context in one's research.<br /><br />"The first Alta California mission and presidio were established by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra and Gaspar de Portolá in San Diego in 1769. The following year, 1770, the second mission and presidio were founded in Monterey. In 1773 a boundary between the Baja California missions (whose control had been passed to the Dominicans) and the Franciscan missions of Alta California was set by Francisco Palóu. The missionary effort coincided with the construction of presidios and pueblos, which were to be manned and populated by Hispanic people. The first pueblo founded was San José in 1777, followed by Los Ángeles in 1781."<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_California<br /><br />There were also Spanish settlements in what is now New Mexico and Texas.<br /><br />"Two years later in 1718, the first civilian settlement in Texas, San Antonio, was established as a way station between the missions and the next-nearest existing settlement. The new town quickly became a target for raids by the Lipan Apache."<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Texas<br />Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217841938660671388noreply@blogger.com